Practice officially starts tomorrow. Prairie Ridge is going to be the top ranked team in the area. Mt. Carmel has lost two kids to Phillips a couple more to IMG and looks like there is a good chance Thomas will be playing baseball for team USA and miss the first couple of games.

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Go MC!

Pulling for Kenwood, too.

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My nephew is a junior who may be starting for them. I'll get out to at least one game.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Pre-season No. 2 Maine South visits No. 1 Glenbard West this weekend. How's about that for a non-conference game.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/c ... story.html

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Soccer 1,2,3
Spanish Honor Society 1,2,3,4
Forensics 1,2,3,4

"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

Phillips vs Loyola should be good Sat night at Gately.

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AP Polls

Class 8A



Others receiving votes: Huntley 17, Brother Rice 13, Hinsdale Central 10, St. Charles East 10, New Trier 9, Oswego 6, Naperville North 2, Barrington 2, Aurora West 1, Naperville Neuqua Valley 1.

Class 7A



Others receiving votes: Bradley-Bourbonnais 16, Plainfield North 13, Batavia 12, Simeon 11, Rolling Meadows 10, St. Charles North 6, Pekin 5, Rockford Auburn 5, Libertyville 4, Glenbrook North 3, Hoffman Estates 3, Wheaton Warrenville South 3, Belleville West 1, Geneva 1, Prospect 1.

Class 6A



Others receiving votes: Providence 13, Lake Forest 12, St. Laurence 11, Crete-Monee 10, Normal West 7, Rockford Boylan 7, Oak Lawn Richards 6, Grayslake North 5, Vernon Hills 5, Crystal Lake South 1, Riverside-Brookfield 1.

Class 5A


Others receiving votes: Mahomet-Seymour 19, Peoria Notre Dame 15, Antioch 14, Joliet Catholic 8, Chicago (Solorio Academy) 8, Marion 5, Rich Central 3, Normal University 2, Hillcrest 2, Cahokia 2, Woodstock North 2, Glenbard South 1, Decatur MacArthur 1.

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Thomas made the team.

Maine South up 42-22... at the half. Very well-prepared, 2TDs off of turnovers. So much for the classic confrontation. We;ll see if GW can adjust.

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Soccer 1,2,3
Spanish Honor Society 1,2,3,4
Forensics 1,2,3,4

"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

Washington at #2 in 5A. Go Panthers !

Blow out win for my son's team (Kenwood), the kid stuffed their rb for a loss on the first play of the game. 3rd play made a 2nd tfl and wound up with a hairline fracture of his thumb.

Relieved it wasn't a long term problem. Kid's already looking for a JPP club to play two ways in two weeks

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

The knights beat the piss out of
Brooks....finally after struggling to win the last few years.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

And TCU is happy and nervous at the same time

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

They should put those thoughts out of their minds. Kid's had a hell of a summer showcase season.

"JPP club"...took me a minute to catch on. Best of luck with that. Injuries right off the bat suck. We had a freak accident one year where he busted his toe walking up stairs the day before the season started. At least you got a few plays in.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Damn that blows.

I had no idea those "clubs" where legal. Now I just have to fight with the wife & youngest about when he can play again. He thinks when they take the cast off next week, I'm sure she is thinking mid October

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I think the club's only purpose is to provide no less than 2 inches of padding between the splint and contact. As long as your school has an athletic trainer on staff they should be able to hook it up no problem. I think its just a bunch of foam and they tape around it to make the club...its not like you actually go buy one.

oh...and for selling it.... the club is not for his protection...he is fine...its for the protection of the players he is playing against. It's so the splint can not hurt them during contact.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

Glad it's relatively minor....

My son lost time last year with a broken finger tip. It really is all up to how cautious your Ortho doc is. He has to sign the clearance.

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Naperville North over came a 42-0 second quarter deficit to beat Edwardsville 53-49. Running clock does not start when down 40 until 2nd half unless both agree. They scored twice at end of 2nd quarter to make it 42-14 t half.

Phillips beat Loyola on a goal line stand at the end of the game.

#1 Prairie Ridge beat Cary Grove 7-6

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Sacred Heart Griffin will probably be in the state championship game again this year. They are as good as most of the 7A and 8A teams and they play lesser competition. Hopefully when they do the playoff brackets they won't make it so they don't have play any good teams till the championship game. When a downstate powerhouse only has to play one or two decent teams the whole season it doesn't make for a balanced path to the championship.

Prairie Ridge will probably be the favorite again. High school football is nothing like college or the pros. Having a good running quarterback in high school can win state title after state title. In college it works for a while, but in the pros they lay the quarterback out and he's on injured reserve midway through the game.

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Didn't even read the papers. Holy shit--Philips beat Loyola? hahahahahahaha

Edwardsville. Man. Unless they had a slew of injuries . . . what were the coaches thinking? Gotta check that one out.

Hard to imagine that there's a better team in the state than Maine South. Can't argue with their strength of schedule starting with (then) No. 1 Glenbard West, and on to No. 2 Lincoln-Way East in Week 2.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hi ... story.html

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Soccer 1,2,3
Spanish Honor Society 1,2,3,4
Forensics 1,2,3,4

"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

Week 2 AP Polls

Class 8A



Others receiving votes: Waubonsie Valley 15, Naperville North 15, New Trier 11, Neuqua Valley 6, Brother Rice 5, Lake Park 5, Barrington 3, Oswego 2, Hinsdale Central 2, Edwardsville 1, Evanston 1.

Class 7A



Others receiving votes: Jacobs 10, Plainfield North 9, Hoffman Estates 7, Lincoln-Way Central 4, Rockford Auburn 3, Glenbard North 3, Belleville West 3, Glenbrook North 2, St. Charles North 2, Wheaton North 2, Simeon 1.

Class 6A



Others receiving votes: Vernon Hills 15, Oak Lawn Richards 13, Providence 11, Crete-Monee 7, Lemont 6, Springfield 6, Rock Island 4, Rockford Boylan 3, Riverside-Brookfield 1, Quincy 1, Bloomington 1, St. Viator 1.

Class 5A



Others receiving votes: Antioch 17, Peoria Notre Dame 10, Rich Central 10, Triad 10, Metamora 9, Marion 7, Hillcrest 3, Solorio Academy 2, Richwoods 1.

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Saw Phillips play . They ran a 6-1 Cover 0 the whole game. Something you typically dont see outside of the goal line for most teams. Their game vs Simeon should be interesting. With Alek Thomas still of playing baseball I see a tough one for Mt Carmel this week vs Loyola.


Week 3 AP Polls
Class 8A


Others receiving votes: Waubonsie Valley 5, Stevenson 4, Niles Notre Dame 3, Lake Park 3, Hinsdale Central 1, Oak Park River Forest 1, Oswego 1

Class 7A


Others receiving votes: Jacobs 9, Hoffman Estates 7, Rockford Auburn 7, Lincoln-Way Central 5, Wheaton North 3, Glenbrook North 2, Bradley-Bourbonnais 1

Class 6A



Others receiving votes: Springfield 16, Rockford Boylan 8, St. Laurence 4, Oak Lawn Richards 4, Peoria Central 3, Lemont 2, Riverside-Brookfield 2

Class 5A



Others receiving votes: Hillcrest 16, Rochelle 15, Antioch 13, Joliet Catholic 11, Triad 7, Peoria Notre Dame 5, Rich Central 2, Chicago (Solorio Academy) 1

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I'll probably be at the MC v. LA game tomorrow and have a tailgate afterwards if anyone is going and would like to socialize

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Nah, that sounds pretty gay.

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Marist with the 1st place vote

Ignatius needs this one today vs Gorden errr Depaul Prep to have a shot at the playoffs.

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Well, they are the fairest after all.

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Shut up. It sounds delightful.

I was supposed to go, but I'll be too whacked out by tooth pain.